Crime & City Diary
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DPO removed as suspect in murder of ex-CBN staff member escapes from custody
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Bernard Ediagbonya, has been removed for alleged negligence. His removal followed the escape from custody of the only suspect arrested in connection with the killing of a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kehinde Fatinoye. The suspect, Lekan Adekanbi was arrested after the killing of Fatinoye,…
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Killers of top CBN official, family will be hunted down, says Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun has directed the Ogun State Police Command to hunt down the killers of a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye. Mr Fatinoye was a top CBN official. Governor Abiodun stated this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin. The couple was killed, and their house at GRA, Ibara in Abeokuta,…
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AbdulRazaq mourns Air Force Officer killed at checkpoint
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the authorities of the Nigerian Air Force on the death of LCPL Goselle Nanpon, who was killed by a truck driver at a security point in Ilorin, Kwara State. The governor also sent a get-well-soon message to LCPL Yahaya Ayuba who sustained a spinal cord injury in the accident. …
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BREAKING: Motorcyclist trapped as tanker falls, spills 33,000 litres of fuel on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway
A tanker conveying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) outbound Mile 2 has fallen on its side, spilling its contents on the road at the Alaba Express Bus stop, Apapa Oshodi Expressway in Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos state. WesternPost gathered that the driver of the tanker lost control while on motion. As at the time of filing this report,…
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Corpse of murdered Ogun couple’s son recovered from Ogun river
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The corpse of Oreoluwa Fatinoye, son of the couple who were killed by assassins in Abeokuta on new year’s day, has been recovered from Ogun river.The deceased was reportedly thrown into the river on Adigbe Opako – Obada road in Abeokuta after being kidnapped by the assailants who had murdered his parents.The decomposing body of Oreoluwa…
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Ogun Police begin manhunt for killers of couple on New Year Day
The Ogun State Police Command has launched investigation into the death of a couple, Mr Kehinde Fatinoye and his wife Bukola, at their Ibara GRA residence in Abẹokuta, on New Year Day. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abeokuta. Mr and…
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Two brothers in Police net for kidnapping mother, 9-year-old son for ritual
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Two brothers, Ayomide and Gbenga Babatunde were on Friday, arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for kidnapping a woman and her nine years old son for ritual purpose. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement in Abeokuta, explained that, the suspects were arrested following an information received by…
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Bolanle Raheem: Court remands killer cop, Drambi Vandi till January
A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, on Friday remanded the killer of Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi in detention until January 30, 2023. Vandi shot and killed Mrs. Raheem in Lagos on Christmas Day in Ajah area of Lagos. The killer cop remand was sequel to a one count charge of murder filed before…
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Yahoo Boys in police net for kidnapping colleague over proceed of fraud
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested four suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Boys for abducting their colleague over sharing of proceeds of their fraud business. Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Police Command made this known in a statement on Thursday. According to Oyeyemi, the arrest were made…
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IGP recommends suspension of ASP Vandi over killing of Lagos lawyer
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has recommended the immediate suspension of Drambi Vandi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), responsible for the killing of Barrister Omobolanle Raheem while waiting for the detailed report on the incident. This was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday. According to the statement, the…
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